中方决定扩大免签国家范围并进一步优化免签政策
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2024-11-23 08:38
北京
“外交部发言人办公室”消息,在11月22日外交部例行记者会上,总台华语环球节目中心记者提问:目前中方已对29个国家试行免签政策,是否还会增加?部分国家还希望进一步延长免签停留期限、增加免签事由等,请问是否有这方面考虑?CCTV: China has announced a trial visa-free policy to 29 countries, so will this policy be applied to more countries? Some countries hope that the maximum length of stay for visa-free travelers will be extended and the visa exemption will be permitted for more purposes of visit. Will China consider that?林剑:为进一步便利中外人员往来,中方决定扩大免签国家范围,自2024年11月30日起至2025年12月31日,对保加利亚、罗马尼亚、克罗地亚、黑山、北马其顿、马耳他、爱沙尼亚、拉脱维亚、日本持普通护照人员试行免签政策。Lin Jian: To further facilitate cross-border travel, China decided to include more countries in its visa waiver program and extend the visa-free policy to ordinary passport holders from Bulgaria, Romania, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Malta, Estonia, Latvia and Japan on a trial basis from November 30, 2024 to December 31, 2025. 此外,中方还决定进一步优化免签政策,将交流访问纳入免签入境事由,将免签停留期限自现行15日延长至30日。自2024年11月30日起,包括上述9国在内的38个免签国家持普通护照人员来华经商、旅游观光、探亲访友、交流访问、过境不超过30天,可免办签证入境。In addition, China decided to further upgrade its visa-free policy. Visa waiver will now be granted to travelers for exchange purpose and the maximum length of stay will be extended from 15 days to 30 days. Starting from November 30, 2024, ordinary passport holders from 38 countries, including the above-mentioned nine countries, can be exempted from visa to enter China and stay for no more than 30 days for business, tourism, family visit, exchange and transit purposes.